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If I am to be perfectly honest with myself and with you (and why have it any other way), I have to admit that I know in my heart I would have been “pro ana” if we had Facebook, MySpace and the Internet in general in the 1980s.
I so easily and quickly would have glommed […]
I love the comments generated at Breaking the Mirror, so I’m going to start highlighting my favorite one each week.
The following comment comes from “RaisinGirl” in response to this post on pro-ana and pro-mia bracelets.
What I enjoy most about what RaisinGirl wrote is how thoughtfully she analyzed the topic. She definitely hit some excellent points […]
Breaking the Mirror is a pro-recovery blog. As such, I feel it fills the need to bring support, awareness and discussion among persons with and without eating disorders.
But there are many other blogs and forums that discuss anorexia, bulimia and ED-NOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). Those I’d like to discuss today designate themselves as […]
A few months ago, I blogged about the bracelets that pro-ana and pro-mia followers sometimes wear. However, it would seem that either 1) I was misinformed or 2) the bracelet colors have changed.
Thanks to a few very honest visitors who educated me, I’m here to tell you that the “proper” hues for the bracelets are:
Red […]
I’ve written plenty of times about the pro-ana community, and it’s rarely struck too much of a chord with readers.
Obviously, I am hitting it from the wrong angle. Or it could be I don’t “get it.”
So I want to delve a little deeper and ask you — do you think pro-ana (or, more specifically, the […]
I talk a lot about Ana and pro-ana groups. But I’m wondering — do any of you actually visit the pro-ana sites?
If you do, I’m wondering if you could tell me what really attracts you? Is it the idea that you feel less “alone” when you’re surrounded by a community of likeminded persons? Do you […]
I am kind of a blog statistics freak in that I love to see which Breaking the Mirror posts attract visitors time and again.
Consequently, I thought I’d share the top posts (as of today, May 31, 2008) by their month of origin:
May 2008: Pro-Ana, Thinspiration, ED Stories — Break the Mirror Today! (went live 5/1/2008)
April 2008: In Mauritania, anorexics […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post wondering aloud if there was a pro-ana group in “Second Life” (SL), the online virtual world that so many people have joined.
At the time, a very fascinating SL citizen, Laetizia Coronet, told me that she knew of no such group but that she would keep her eyes […]
At the risk of sending any “triggers” out there, I’ve decided to publish the link to an eBay listing for a red beaded anorexia awareness bracelet to start a discussion. (I figure if you’re in the market for pro-ana paraphernalia, you’re going to find it anyway — and I’m sure most anas and mias don’t […]
It’s come to my attention that some anorexics are using food allergies/sensitivities as an excuse not to eat, especially when around friends or family whom they haven’t seen for a while.
(As a side note, I was concerned about mentioning this, for fear that some pro-anas might use it for their own “benefits”; but let’s face […]
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